1/03/2011

What Publications on CAD/PLM are the Most Popular in Russia?

It seems usual for all kinds of media to announce their year-end statistics. I will now make this for the Russian versions of the isicad portal and of my blog that hopefully gives some impression about distribution of interests and preferences in the Russian market.

1. Cloud: the Most Fashionable Word in CAD?2. AutoCAD for $50 or The torrents.ru Case3. From AutoCAD 2011 and KOMPAS-3D to SolidWorks-20114. DS Wants to Kill AutoCAD5. AutoCAD 2011 is More Cool than Ashton Catcher and Avatar6. Working Days of CAD Market Competition7. Innovative Economy in Russia: Inevitable Future or a Dream?8. On a Reflex of Contempt for What is not a Short-term and Freestuff: in CAD and in General9. SolidWorks, PLM, and Enovia Meet in Clouds10. What is New in Autodesk Inventor 2011

Now - some simple conclusions:

- Autodesk and ASCON are definitely the most popular CAD vendors in Russia,

- Inventor hardly enjoys popularity of Autodesk, however its popularity at the level of SW, DS, PLM,... is perhaps honorable for Autodesk,

- People are VERY sensitive to the topics of (il)legal software which from my point of view reflects a considerable progress in overcoming the problem in Russia - definitely an important topic to discuss separately,

- People are more and more interested in technology, trends, overviews, test drives... - if they trust the authors:),

- As always and everywhere, people are obviously attracted by topics of competition, conflicts between vendors, ..., whatever flavor of sensation...